We arrived in St. Louis late on Saturday and on Sunday the sun was shining and it was a nice hot day so we went to forest park (the largest urban park in the country) and sat in the sun at the top of the art museum for a bit. For lunch we went to the boathouse and stayed for some beers out in the sun - it would have been rude not to on a day like …

Reading reviews has pros and cons, when it comes to travelling to St. Louis the Lonely planet recommends it as the must see city of the mid west however Triposos labels St Louis as the most violent city in America. With this in mind we were somewhat cautious when looking for a place to house all our belongings. However, we were pleasantly surprised …

And so our journey begins! We raced against the clock to get outta town before the winter storm wouldn't let us leave town! We woke up nice and early, said our good-byes & somehow packed *almost* everything into the car that we wanted to take....and off we went! We drove through hours of rain, and only about 10 minutes of snow....not bad …

Arrived yesterday afternoon after a six hour drive. On our way we drove through four different states: Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri. We were very blessed to have a friend in St Louis put us up in a nice hotel right near the highway. He also took us out for dinner and walk around a nearby park. We are refreshed and ready to head for …

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... compliment...and did feel safe (promise I watch out for myself!!)
I then ventured off on my own on St. Louis's Metro system to ForestPark. Nice park larger than NYC's Central Park, with several museums and fountains. My destination with ...

... some areas of St Louis that I liked. Though I saw a lot of plainess and dreariness, I did find some nice pockets. The ForestPark area is nice, with museums, monuments, the zoo, bike paths, and a couple of the region's best hospitals. There are lots ...

We arrived in St. Louis late on Saturday and on Sunday the sun was shining and it was a nice hot day so we went to forestpark (the largest urban park in the country) and sat in the sun at the top of the art museum for a bit. For lunch we went to the ...

... ) and the butterfly house (pretty cool and a gorgeous gray and orangish guy landed on my shoulder). The Zoo is located in ForestPark, which has enough attractions to keep you busy for days. In addition to visiting the animals, you can check out ...

... I was up early and had time to kill while the rest of the crew got up and dressed, I took out early and headed to a park called ForestPark. This park was billed the largest urban park west of the Mississippi. Huge it was. I drove in just to ...

After the ballpark tour we decided to do a bus-trolley tour of the city. We were not disappointed. The guide was witty and took us all over the place on the tour. Here are some pictures of the beautiful city of St. ...

... ve ever met so there was endless entertainment and it was just fun to catch up in general. Tonight we're at a hotel in ForestPark (one that accepts cats...I typed that out in a text to a friend and realized that "accepts" was probably not the best ...

... the river. The west side has the St. Louis cityline. But I still enjoyed myself by soaking in the much needed sun! ForestPark - We were here about one week too early. We really wanted to bike around this huge park. But there was ...

... feature and we used their computer to print out our stubhub tickets for the game this evening and ballpark tour tomorrow in St. Louis. WE took our time driving to St. Louis and stopped along the way at an Antique shop half way here. Apparently ...